Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-01-20

women. which I have been compelled 70 relu
solsI,. benanse OF sex The duties of a netafy
nni,lio are mot sneh as TO conflict With even tie
tyaditienat sentiment regarding woman's sphere.
IFcraies 1rav ALREADY under che existing statute.
hold the eifce Of county superili, tent OF pub
ne a,incatfnn watch Is certainly q position OF
mueh more Importance and vastly more
difficult to I'LL than the place OF no
tary public. hope tse legislature
wifi so amend the law as to do aTay with this
restriction on account or sea- Inc telIltufg
should take the initial steps TO col stfact nome
for disabled soldiers. We do not need this now
but Che time is coming when IL VIII be requiied;
There are bel ween ten and twenty thousand old
soldiers In Dakota For the most part they are
thrifty and prosperous. but misfortune VIII
overtake some. and the5 should not DC ieit
without provision Our old soldlefs must
not become mendicents or ecoupy
poorhouses. recommend the setting aside
of a certain percentage. 'nther OF the
revenue or OF the bonds redeerEtd as fund Tor
this purpose, and which wiz in Few years en-
able us to construct u home worthy or the obJect
70 which it Is dedicated. recoramend that the
act nassed at the last session extending time Tor
paving taxes be made applicable TO the present
year II il not certain but that the statute OF
1888 should be made permanent one. Inc
time for paving taxes under the general law Is
fixed at a date which seems inconven-
lent and when taxpayers, a., rule, are
least able 60 meet the demands upon them:
The governor recommends fixed salaries instead
az fees 10 county officers That some means be
adopted by which laws passed by the legisla-
ture can be brought more speedily to the knowi-
edge OF the people. elmer oy pnpilos,oa IN S.,s
way That the insurance law lie so amended
that process against a company shall DC return
able In the county where the insurance poiicy Is
held: and that a thorough examination OF the
condition and assets OF the companies doing
business in the territory be made That the law
relating to the extradition OF fugitives from JUS
tice be so amended as TO provid, that the ex-
penses of returning fugitives shall not be
paid by the territory, except in cases
of capital crimes and indictments Tor felony,
rsRfFf mo has he m
victed under the criminal statute lie recon-
mends that no statute shall he repeated or
amended without setting forth IL full the law
so repealed or amended He calls attention TO
the exemption law, and asks thai the law pro-
vidng for the appointment OF officers OF pub 10
institutions for different terms OF years b.
amended so as to make the term. OF directors,
etc, etc. uniform for two years He recon-
mends the appointment of public examiner;
also the appointment OF a commission 60 revise
and codify the law, and calls attention TO the
act OF congress limiting territorial indebted
ness.
THE QUESTION OF ADMISSION.
The late election shows that Dakota has a
population considerably in excess OF b IL a MILL
ion. The territory is filled with that most staid
and permanent OF all classes, an agricultural
population IL expends two millions annually
for schools. 1t has expended NOR, than $780,
600 in the erection OF permanent buildings for
territorial institutions. IL has 5000 miles OF
railway and $50 newspapers IL has LOCO post
offices and pays $500 600 annually into the post
TO make up great commonwealth IL
is ahead of a dozen OF the old states
OF the Union. IL maintains its credit; It pays
its debts: 1t contributes thousands upon thou
sands to the national treasury. lis people are
law-abidIng and God-fearing. No army Is re-
quired TO maintain public orser No police are
needed to protect citizens In the enjoyment Of
their prosperity. Respectfully, her people have
petftioned for recognition by congress. Year
after year they have seen that body meet and
adjourn without action. and this 10 the face OF
that ordinance declaring that when any terri
tory possesses 10000 people IL shall be
admitted into the sisterhood OF states
/ do not doubt but that the blessings Of
statehood are magnified as the disadvantages of
a territorial condition are exaggerated. But that
does not matter. The people Of Dakota are en-
titled to admission. No one denies It: no one
questions IT, Upon what hypothesis or ground
OF reasoning the application is denied, it Is diff
cult TO conceive: on the ground OF policy IL is a
blunder; on the ground of craftsmanship IL is
something worse We have seen people fighting
to get out OF the Union amid the protests OF the
national government; il is novel sight TO see
1000 people struggling to get into the Union
without being needed or recognized. The ex-
cuse sometimes heard that there Is doubt as TO
whether the people desire one Btate OF two Is
not valid, congress cares TO know the
opinion of Dakota, let an enabling act be passed
with q clause submitting this question to Q
vote: all doubt win then be dispelled. AT least
give her an opportunity TO be heard. wish TO
say in this connection and with all emphasis,
that the territory cannot accomplish her aim by
any extraordinary or extra-judicial methods.
Let us disavow at once and forever all 1nten-
ton of seeking such remedy. Experience has
proved II difficult for a state to force It's way
out OF the Union; 1t is even more difficult to
force way In. take the responsibility Of say
ing that no such attempt will be made
by the consent OF the people OF Dakota
They will not place themselves in the attitude
Of law-breakers or reyolutionists. stake my
reputation on their loyalty, on their patience
and on their forbearance They love the union
Of these states. Thousands of them fought and
shed their blood for its maintainance, and they
recognize its paramount authority even when
that authority forbids their participation in
privileges which they have richly earned. But
all this does not alter or lessen the wrong 1t
but makes 1t more glarinR and hagrant Moth,
ing becomes a government or an individual
more than the prompt recognition OF rights
which, owing TO circumstance, cannot be
demanded and enforced The nation Is
powerful; territories are helpless: they have no
ingenerate powers. They were created on the
supposttion that the nation would deal justly
with them; they were left without redress be.
cause the fathers confided in the honor and good
faith of those who were TO succeed them. / beg
the men who represent the statesmansip OF this
country not 70 betny that trust. 1t is not the
people of Dakota who will be the greatest SUIT
ferers by reason OF this betrayal. 1t Is the prin-
ciple OF representative governments An indtvtd-
ual may be wrongfnlly denied the elect
the material pleasures OF life: he may
amass property, win friends. seek happi-
ness in a hundred ways. But that wrong, like
this, creeps into the body polite and testers
there. II becomes the precedent for other and
greater wrongs 1t degrades liberty, sports with
a solemn injunction OF the fathers, and sacri-
fees those principles which are eternal to the
pitiful exigencies of hour No party can
afford TO do this No people are strong enough
to trifie with a fundamental principle which
affects the rights and privileges Of half a
fess in this land TO want an honest
expression of the people regarding public
honorably vote TO exclude Dakota because, If
admitted, her vote viii probably be cast In a
given direction? Is that the end and aim Of
craftsmanship Have our great men accom-
piishe1 their life mission when they have de-
prived few Of their struggling fellow country
men of political privilege because they differ
from them on the petty details Of government?
IL slat is so, then politics and politicians
merit all the opprobTium heaped upon them.
i speak here without one selfish thought
utter this protest simply in behalf of
the disfranchised thousands of honest, indus
trlous law abiding citizens of this great terri
tefy, who, so far voice or influence in national
affairs are Concerned, are as powerless and help
less as the Indian tribe shut in upon a neigh
boring reservation. The people must bear and
wait; but let us hope that II ever, in the days TO
come, representative of the State of Dakota
territory similarly situated, the people, remem-
bering their own great wrong, will relegate him
to eternal oblivion
FAREWELL WORDS,
Gentlemen of the general assembly, / have
tried to give faithful account of my official
during the two and half years have had the
honor TO preside over the affairs OF the territory.
This will probably be my last official COM
munication to the legislature, for though tenn
porary delay has occurred in the assumption of
the duties Of this office by my successor, am
advised that such delay will be
Of brief duration. / can be pardoned
for referring with some pride to the
records made by the various territorial officers
appointed to conduct public affairs Their re-
ports are before you and tell theft own story.
They reflect credit both on the territory and the
gentlemen who have served in these places of
trust and responsibility. No scandal, defalca-
ton, or usurpation of authority has marked
the ofi1ciEl duty OF these men. Their several de-
partments have grown, fourished and been
wisely administered and they come forward
with clean hands in the closing days of their
terms to render an account of their steward
ship. L am grateful and ptoud of them
They merit the thanks of the people
and that need Of praise awarded in the olden
Well done, good and faithful servants
leave the executive office with my faith in the
futule OF this land stronger than ever and with
heartfelt gratitude 10 the people for the unex-
ampled Kindness they have shown me I com
mend my successor to that same kindpess ana
forbearance. His duties will be srduous HIS
responsibility great No one knows the full
worth OF friendship or the full value of generous
words till he has labored in a field like this
And now, having terminated my official duty
invoke the blessing OF God on the members OF
this geISral assembly, and on the people they
represent.
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